Archive for February, 2010

Breaking News from LABF

February 6, 2010

Breaking News at Life at Buttercup Farm….It’s snowing!!!!! We couldn’t help but to make a spoof video of the news reports that have been playing round the clock for over 24 hours. Come see what the girls have to say!

Snow 2010 from Shawn Stratmann on Vimeo.

F.F.P. - #1

February 4, 2010

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So here is the thing…I am going to get (F)it before I turn (F)orty and then I am going to (P)aris.

LET US RECAP

I am currently 15 pounds overweight and a bit out of shape. This condition of mine has crept up for the last 5 years….two pounds here, three pounds there, three pounds dropped, 6 pounds gained. There is no mystery to how this has happened. I eat man-sized portions. I like wine. I spend an unbalanced amount of my spare time on the computer as opposed to moving my buttocks.
My 40th birthday is exactly FOUR months from today. That’s June 3, if you want to add it to your calendar. I loved my 30’s but I am excited about 40+. My 40’s will be filled with adventure, new dreams, travel, and family. I want to feel good about myself physically, mentally, spiritually…and part of that is getting FIT.
For my 40th birthday, I am going to Paris with three girlfriends. What a gift (thank you sweet hubby) to spend a long weekend with friends meandering around the streets of PAREEE, taking in the sites, tastes, smells, and culture. I have been dreaming about my “Paris in June” wardrobe and it doesn’t involve baggy clothes that hide my mid-section….no sirry…….I plan to (F)eel good wearing the stack of beautiful clothes that are hanging in my closet that haven’t fit for three years.
It’s time. No more excuses. I will share my progress (scary) for the next 4 months.

February 3, 2010
Height — 5 ft. 2 in
Weight — 132 pounds
Waist — WIDE
Goal #1 — Weight — 115 pounds (This is reasonable folks…at my 6 week postpartum I weighed 117 after the birth of my second child….I am small boned)
Goal #2 — Lose Inches

My plan — Get off my buttocks and exercise at least an hour 5 days a week. Up my fiber intake to 35 grams a day (this means lots and lots of fruits and veges). Limit the white sugar, white flour. No wine….gulp…..(I mean not gulp…no wine remember) until PARIS.

Putting it out to the world…well….I have just held myself accountable.

(F)it by (F)orty in (P)aris!!!! WAHOO!!!!!

Peep, Peep, Peep

February 1, 2010

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This morning at 7:30 am we received a phone call from the U.S. Post Office notifying us that our new chicks had arrived. The girls couldn’t contain their excitement and I let them miss the bus in order to help us unload the box. For fun we decided to go with a mixed batch giving us several new bird breeds. In about 16 weeks each of these birds will each be laying eggs….25 eggs a day to be exact. That is in addition to the four eggs we already get a day from our Rhode Island Reds.

The girls are going to sell the eggs to neighbors and friends, giving them a chance to learn some basic business/work/life skills. The egg business is the first piece to a little venture we are working on right now, “Buttercup Farm Goods”.

For now, these peeps will be in the mudroom keeping warm while they are growing up a bit.